Challenger Bread Pan

master the art of bread baking.

Strategy
Branding
Package Design
Campaign
Social
Photography

Scope

Brooke Mandella - Creative Director
Jen Peretz  - Copywriter
Garrett Baumer  - Senior Content Creator/Photographer 
Kelli Stanko - Senior Content Creator/Photographer
V Sidaugaite  - Digital Content Manager

Creative Team

Client Overview

Challenger Bread Pan built a global baking community during the height of the pandemic, a cast iron pan that turned home bakers into serious bread bakers, and casual followers into a genuine movement. The harder challenge came next: turning that pandemic-era momentum into a lasting, household name and breaking past the sales records COVID had set. My team and I came on in August 2022 to do exactly that, partnering directly with Challenger's owner, CMO, and in-house content creator to run strategy, content, paid media, email, website, Amazon, and Google Ads under one roof.

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This young breadware company had built a global baking community during the height of the pandemic. Their next challenge was a different kind of rise: activating that audience to become a household name and breaking through the sales records set during COVID.

The Challenge

My team and I brought Challenger's brand to life across every channel a home baker might touch. Original photography and content, from sandwich shots to full breadscapes, showed the professional results achievable from a single post, backed by a steady stream of social series like Tips, Tricks & Techniques, Myth vs. Fact, and a monthly Community Kitchen spotlight that turned followers into a real community. Honest, intuitive design carried that same simplicity-meets-boldness across sales collateral and landing pages, while a full website backend overhaul and new landing page experiences drove conversions past the COVID-era sales record. On Amazon, my team and I built the store from the ground up, landing the Buy Box ahead of schedule with a class-leading ROAS despite heavy competition from cheaper knockoffs and brands like Le Creuset. A series of tutorial videos, covering everything from the Challenger inversion method to seasoning and care, gave bakers the confidence to get better results with every bake.

The Solution

The results

78%

growth in year-over-year sales

32x

increase in year-over-year social media engagement